Twins 13,
Athletics 2
| W: | K. Slowey (10-8) |
| L: | S. Gallagher (4-6) |
| Oakland Athletics | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| M Ellis 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .236 |
| E Patterson LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .148 |
| J Cust RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .231 |
| R Davis CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .245 |
| F Thomas DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .237 |
| K Suzuki C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .291 |
| R Bowen C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .175 |
| B Crosby SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .248 |
| C Pennington SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 |
| C Gonzalez CF-RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .254 |
| J Hannahan 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .222 |
| D Barton 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .207 |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 14 | |
| BATTING 2B: J Hannahan (24, K Slowey) HR: K Suzuki (7, 2nd inning off K Slowey 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: K Suzuki (36), J Hannahan (37) 2-out RBI: J Hannahan Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Bowen 1, D Barton 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 3 (B Crosby-M Ellis-D Barton, M Ellis-C Pennington-D Barton 2). | ||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| S Gallagher (L, 1-2) | 5.0 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 104-62 | 6.55 |
| S Casilla | 2.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39-23 | 3.60 |
| J Devine | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14-7 | 0.91 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 157-92 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: S Gallagher 28; S Casilla 11; J Devine 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Gallagher 6-7; S Casilla 3-3; J Devine 3-0 Game Scores: S Gallagher 4 | |||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D Span RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .318 |
| N Punto 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .275 |
| J Mauer C | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .324 |
| J Morneau 1B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .309 |
| a-M Lamb PH-1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .236 |
| J Kubel LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .277 |
| R Ruiz DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .379 |
| B Buscher 3B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .314 |
| B Harris SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .267 |
| C Gomez CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .250 |
| Totals | 36 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 18 | |
| a-walked for J Morneau in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Morneau 2 (32, S Gallagher 2); B Harris (26, S Gallagher); N Punto (14, S Casilla) 3B: D Span (5, S Gallagher) HR: B Buscher (4, 2nd inning off S Gallagher 1 on, 1 Out); C Gomez (6, 5th inning off S Gallagher 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: B Buscher 5 (38), D Span (21), J Morneau (97), R Ruiz 2 (5), B Harris 2 (43), C Gomez 2 (37) SF: B Harris 2-out RBI: D Span, B Harris, C Gomez 2 GIDP: J Mauer, B Harris, J Kubel Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Gomez 1, J Morneau 1, N Punto 1 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: D Span (10, 2nd base off S Gallagher/K Suzuki) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: B Buscher (6, throw) | ||||||||
| Minnesota Twins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| K Slowey (W, 10-8) | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 110-82 | 3.78 |
| B Bass | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25-15 | 4.87 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 135-97 | |
| PITCHING WP: B Bass Batters faced: K Slowey 27; B Bass 8 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Slowey 4-5; B Bass 5-1 Game Scores: K Slowey 73 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| OAK | MIN | |||
| 2nd | K Suzuki homered to left. | 1 | 0 | |
| 2nd | B Buscher homered to right, J Kubel scored. | 1 | 2 | |
| 2nd | D Span tripled to deep right center, B Harris scored. | 1 | 3 | |
| 3rd | J Morneau doubled to deep left center, J Mauer scored. | 1 | 4 | |
| 3rd | R Ruiz singled to right, J Morneau scored. | 1 | 5 | |
| 3rd | B Harris doubled to left, R Ruiz scored. | 1 | 6 | |
| 4th | J Hannahan doubled to deep center, B Crosby scored. | 2 | 6 | |
| 5th | B Buscher singled to center, J Morneau scored, R Ruiz to third, B Buscher to second advancing on throw. | 2 | 7 | |
| 5th | B Harris hit sacrifice fly to center, R Ruiz scored. | 2 | 8 | |
| 5th | C Gomez homered to left, B Buscher scored. | 2 | 10 | |
| 6th | R Ruiz singled to right, N Punto scored, J Mauer to third, J Morneau to second. | 2 | 11 | |
| 6th | B Buscher singled to right center, J Mauer and J Morneau scored, R Ruiz to third. | 2 | 13 | |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, MN |
| Attendance | 35,256 (75.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:45 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jerry Layne, First Base - Brian Knight, Second Base - Rob Drake, Third Base - Phil Cuzzi |
MLB Scores
Tuesday, August 19th 2008
| Boston | 7 | Final |
| Baltimore | 2 |
| Kansas City | 4 | Final |
| Cleveland | 9 |
| Washington | 4 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 5 |
| NY Yankees | 1 | Final |
| Toronto | 2 |
| Atlanta | 3 | Final |
| NY Mets | 7 |
| LA Angels | 2 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 4 |
| Houston | 5 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 2 |
| Detroit | 11 | Final |
| Texas | 3 |
| Cincinnati | 0 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 5 |
| Oakland | 2 | Final |
| Minnesota | 13 |
| Seattle | 0 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 5 |
| Pittsburgh | 4 | Final |
| St. Louis | 1 |
| San Diego | 6 | Final |
| Arizona | 7 |
| Colorado | 8 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 3 |
| Florida | 6 | Final |
| San Francisco | 0 |